5.The difference about clothing between Chinese and Western babies is that _________.

ese babies are usually dressed in new clothes

ese mothers are used to dressing their babies in colourful clothes

C.Western babies are dressed in bigger clothes while Chinese babies are usually wrapped

D.Western babies have more clothes than Chinese babies　

C

Ever since humans have lived on the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier(障碍), communication is completed through sign language in which motions stand for letters, words, and ideas. Tourists and the people unable to hear or speak have had to turn to this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very lively and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot.

Body language sends ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either meaningfully or not. A wink(眨眼) can be a way of showing that the party is only joking. A nod means agreement, while shaking the head indicates disagreement.

Other forms of nonlinguistic(非语言的) language can be found in Braille (a system of raised dots read with the fingertips), signal flags, Morse code, and smoke signals. Road maps and picture signs also guide and warn people. While language is the most common form of communication, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.

4.From this passage we know _________.

A.the people all over China spend New Year in the same way

B.people in the villages and cities send New Year greeting cards to each other

C.each people has his special custom for New Year

D.most of Chinese people take Spring Festival seriously　

3.How do the Chinese young people learn from Western countries at their marriages?

A.The brides(新娘) have on the white clothes.

B.Men wear the white coats.

C.Their parents all have attended their marriages.

D.Their marriages are only held in the men's homes.　

2.In this passage, the word “garment” is _________.

A.a kind of food

B.a bed

C.a sort of clothes

D.a room　

1.It is true that customs _________.

A.have been formed during a short time

B.have been formed little by little

C.have been quickly formed and changed

D.have never been changed　

5.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A.It is not easy for a person to live on Comera island if he cannot whistle.

B.The whistle language can only be found in Comera.

C.The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer.

D.The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others seven miles away.

B

Customs are social habits. They have been handed down through generations(代) among groups, social classes, etc. Customs can be described as ways of doing things. They are particularly(特别) strong in social practices on the occasions(场合) of births, marriages and deaths.

In China, these days, some people in cities are learning from Western customs. For example, some brides dress in the long white dress that is the usual bridal wear in many Western countries.

Every people has special customs for New Year. The Han people have many interesting Spring Festival customs. And now, quite a number of people living in the cities have followed the Western customs of sending New Year greeting cards for January 1st.

One interesting custom in China is that mothers wrap(包) up their babies tightly(紧紧的). This is not the custom in Western countries, where babies are usually dressed in loose garments.

4.The whistle language first started probably because _________.

A.it could be heard over longer distance than speech

B.it sounded beautiful

C.the people on the island had good teeth and ears

D.there was no telephone on the island　

2.From the passage we know radio and TV _________ at that time.

A.killed the special way of speaking

B.whistled all the news and opinions

C.helped Comera people to communicate

D.did not appear on Comera island yet　

era island is special in that _________.

A.it attracts visitors every year

B.no visitors have ever been there

C.people there have special ears to hear whistles

D.people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other　

1.If a person on Comera island is ill, _________.

A.others will phone the doctor in town

B.whistle language will pass the news to the doctor

C.his family will take him to the doctor

D.people will take him to the hospital